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New Castle officials approved zoning for the retail component of the Chappaqua Crossing development at the former Reader's Digest campus.

The Town Board voted Thursday to allow a Whole Foods Market, retail shops, restaurants and a fitness facility on a portion of the 120-acre site.

"It's been a long, costly and often painful process and there's more to be done, but this vote will allow us to move forward together submit the site plans and accelerate the leasing. We appreciate the efforts of Supervisor Rob Greenstein, the Town Board and the prior town boards to finally bring the environmental and zoning review to a conclusion and we look forward to continuing to work with the town to create what we are confident will be a genuine asset to the town and its residents," Felix Charney, president of Summit Development, said about a nearly 10-year process.

The town previously approved 111 units of housing, of which 20 would be designated affordable housing.

In January the board will vote on two remaining items: revising the town's zoning map to apply the retail overlay to the site and to approve the preliminary development concept plan, which establishes the specific layout of the retail buildings. Plans will then be submitted to the New Castle Planning Board for site plan and subdivision approvals in early 2015.